FLETCHER v. STATE (2022)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Austin Reed FLETCHER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1D20-3031

Decided: March 16, 2022

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Megan Long, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Jovona I. Parker, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Appellant appeals a judgment and sentence resulting from a no contest plea. He argues his plea was involuntary. Appellant acknowledges that he did not file a motion to withdraw his plea before the trial court. The Florida Supreme Court has held a claim of involuntary plea on direct appeal can only be preserved by filing such a motion, and that there is no fundamental error exception. State v. Dortch, 317 So. 3d 1074 (Fla. 2021). Because Appellant's claim is unpreserved, we AFFIRM.

Per Curiam.

Osterhaus, Kelsey, and Jay, JJ., concur.

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